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Patented June 2Q, 1944 SHOE R SIIVHLAE ABTIGLE William H. Joyce, Jr.,Pasadena, Calif., a-signor to Joyce, Inc., Pasadena, Calif., acorporation of California Application April 22, 1942, Serial No. 440,0664 Claims. (01. 36-195) This invention relates to footwear andparticularly an improved construction of, a shoe having the basiccharacteristics disclosed and claimed in my United States Letters PatentNo. 2,067,963, granted January 19, 1937, and is an improvement thereon.i

In this type of shoe or slipper construction there is provided an upper,the lower edges of which are turned inwardly and secured to an insole, amidsole member of relatively thick cushioning material shaped to extendcomplete- 1y over the surface of the insole and comprising a soleportion of substantially constant thickness and a heel lift portiontapering in thickness from the shank of the shoe or slipper to provide asubstantially smooth lower surface to said midsole member and providedwith a covering of relatively thin material extending about the edges ofthe midsole member, such midsole member is secured to the lasted upperand insole, and an outsole membercoextensive with the midsole member isattached to the lower surface of the midsole member. Shoes or slippersof the character described have been widely manufactured under saidpatent and sold underthe trade-mark COOL-EES.

While from a manufacturing standpoint, there are various advantages inmanufacturing shoes of such character by the cement process, a possibleshortage or lack of cement for the purpose may handicap such production,and I have also found that certain advantages may be realized by thestitching of some of the parts.

I have therefore devised a modified and in certain respects improvedconstruction for achieving what in external appearance is the same shoeas that disclosed in my aforesaid patent, and while in basic structuralelements is the same,

embodies some differences in detail which are found to be improvements.

It is an object of my present invention to provide in avshoe or slipperof the character described an upper with the lower edges thereof turnedunder and secured to the lower marginal portions of an insole, a midsolemember comprisin! a pad of cushioning material which is adapted tooverlie the entire area of the insole and is provided with an edgecovering of fabric, leather or-other material, the pad being stitchedthrough to secure it to the insole. The stitch-v ing may pass through atleast the upper intumed edges of the covering, and a heel raise or liftinserted in a pocket formed by leaving the middle and lower portions ofthe covering around being thereafter wiped in upon the heel lift, and anoutsole then secured to the lower surface of the completed midsole.Variations of this general construction and additional details thereofare contained in the subsequent description, from which additionalobjects, and advantages will be apparent. For example, in the form shownin Figures 7 and 8, the stitching securing the pad to the insole doesnot necessarily pass through the cover.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view-of a cushioning pad with an edge coveringaround the toe portion.

Figure 2 is a view of the'same pad with the edge covering around theheel portion attached and left open to form a pocket for a heel lift.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of a shoe on the last, madeaccording to' my invention and with the cushioning pad of the midsoleat-- tached to the lasted upper.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the heeLpad cover turnedup to facilitate stitching operations and the assembly of the heel lift.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3, explodedin part, with the heel lift in place and illustrating the outsole readyto be applied. Y

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view similar to Figures 3 and 4 showingthe shoe completed on the last.

Figure '7 is a perspective view of a modified form of attachment of aheel edge covering for the midsole. Figure 8 is a cross sectional viewtaken on line 8-8 of Figure 7-.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 2 illustrating a modified form ofpad cover made in one piece.-

Figure 10 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modified form of heelconstruction embodying a wooden dowel.

Referring to Figure 1, a cushioning pad I0 is preformed of felt, fiber,sisal, rubber, cork, composition, or any other suitable resilientcushioning material, preferably flat and sufliciently thick the toimpart a cushioning effect to the shoe or slip-- per, and cut tosubstantially conform-with the shape of the bottom of the last. A holein the heel for a wooden dowel or holes for any other -heel reinforcingelements desired may be provided, but are not illustrated as they arewholly optional in the practice of my invention, and

the heel region loose, the marginal lower edges such modification isshown in Figure 10.

of the pad. I prefer to attach this strip II by means of stitching,although adhesives may be used. It is preferable that both upper andlower edges be thus attached, although it is within the scope of myinvention to attach the upper marginal edge only, allowing the loweredge to remain open and be either stitchedor cemented and wiped in atthe same time as the cover around the heel portion is wiped in, assubsequently described. It is possiblelto practice my present.inventionby using paste or some inferior or temporary adhesive forsecuring theedge covering l I upon the forepart of the pad Ill- The next step in thepreparation of the midsole is to stitch or cement a heel edge coveringstrip I! to the pad III with the upper marginal edge of the covering l2overlying the marginal edge surface of the pad and overlapping the endsof the covering member ll. Inasmuch as the heel covering strip I2 is tobe left open, it is easier to stitch it on the pad than to cement it.For convenience of illustration, I show the heel edge covering turneddown in Figures 2 and 3, but it is preferable at this stage ofmanufacture, to retain the heel edge covering turned up, as shown inFigure 4, as the placement of the heel lift subsequently described isthereby facilitated.

In the form shown in Figure 9, the pad covering Ila comprises a singlepiece of material, joined at a single lap I lb. Except for the use of asingle piece of material, the other operations employing this form mayfollow the optional methods de-' scribed in reference to the form shownin Figllre 2.

Theupper and insole have been previously prepared in accordance with thedisclosure of my aforesaid Patent No. 2,067,963, comprising an upper ISthe lower edges of which are turned under and secured to the lower faceof an insole I4. Preferably while the upper remains upon the last IS,the pad prepared as previously described, is spotted for location. Thepartly assembled shoe is then taken of! the last and the pad is attachedby sewing or cementing, or partly sewing and partly cementing, or byother means.

The shoe is then put back on the last, and a heel lift it positioned bycement, paste, stapling or any other suitable manner. The heel lift ispreferably wedge shaped as illustrated particularly in Figure 6, so thatit fits against the upward curved portion of the arch and heel portion,providing a substantially flat lower surface for the outsole member.However, there is no objection to shaping the midsole with an arch orcut out on the lower side, in which case the outsole would be made toconform to such alteration. The heel lift it may be of a cushioningmaterial similarto that employed for the pad III or it may be of a.different material, and it may be also made of wood, or

other non-resilient material. It is not required that the heel lift itbe of a resilient or cushioning material, inasmuch as the Dad I is aloneade- The heel flap l2 then is pulled down around the heel lift, and thelower edges turned in, stapled, or otherwise secured to the lowermarginal surface of the heel lift, completing the covering of themidsole member, as shown particularly in Figure 6.

A substantially flat outsole I8 of durableleather, rubber'or. othersuitable material is then attached to thelower surface of the midsole bycementing or any other desirable attaching means. As before stated, ifthe midsole is formed with an arch or cutout, the outsole should conformthereto.

A conventional sock lining (not illustrated) may be placed on theinsole, this being a matter of choice.

In the modified form shown in Figures 7 and 8 the diflerence lies in theexact manner of attaching the edge cover strip in to the heel portion ofthe pad. Here the said cover is stitched to the upper surface of the padwith the outer edge of the cover following the contour of the edge ofthe pad; instead of the edge being turned in, and the cover is thenfolded back on itself, as illustrated, to form a pocket for the heellift.

It is to be understood that the cover if of Figure 2, and i 2a of Figure7 may be cemented to the upper surface of the pad instead of beingstitched thereto but I consider it better practice when regarding thepresent construction as a whole to stitch the edges, in one of the waysindicated.

A shoe or slipper may be constructed according to the disclosure andlimiting the need for a permanent, high grade cement in attaching theedge covering to the pad member, enabling the use of an inferior type ofcement or paste, it eliminatesthe need for 'roughening the top of thepad along I .the marginal turned in edges of the midsole covering (anoperation sometimes necessary when cementing the midsole to the upper),the midsole in the present construction being attachable to the upper bystitching, thereby also eliminating the necessity of cement forattaching the midsole toithe upper.

:Although I have herein shown and described my invention in what I haveconceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it isrecognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scope of myinvention, which is not to be limited to the details disclosed hereinbut is to be accorded the full scope of the claims so as to embrace anyand all equivalent structures and methods. Other variations, notdescribed, may be practiced within the'scope of my invention.

The essence of my invention is a shoe or slipper construction wherein anupper is lasted with its lower edges turned in and secured to the lowersurface of an insole, a midsole is attached to the aforesaid lastedupper, the midsole and manner of attaching it comprising a pad having anedge covering at least the heel portion of; which is leftopen, thenspotting it to the bottom of the upper and, stitching through the pad;the inturned lower; edge of the upper, and-the in; sole, or by otherwiseattaching .the padto-the upper, a heel lift is positioned against theunder surface .of the heel portion of the pad, and the quate for thatfunction. (If it is desired to form a .7

hole in the heel lift in line with a hole in the heel. portion of thepad I! for the insertion of a wooden dowl 20, this may be done withinthe spirit of my invention, as for example, shown in Figure 10.)

covering theretofore left open is brought against the heel, lift, andthe lower edges secured around the lower marginal surface of the heellift, and an outsole is attached to the-lower surface of the midsolethus formed. a l Having described my invention, what a I- claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

cured thereto, a midsole substantially coextensive with the area of theinsole and secured to the upper, the midsole and means of attaching itto the upper comprising a preformed pad of cushioning material, an edgecovering of material around the toe portion of the pad with the upperand lower edges of the covering turned in over the upperand lowersurfaces respectively of the pad and stitched through said pad, an edgecovering of material around the heel portion of the pad wide enough toalso cover a heel raise and secured against the upper surface only ofthe heel portion of the pad, the pad being stitched through the bodythereof a second time and through the inturned lower edge of the upperand the-insole to attach the midsole to the upper, a heel liftpositioned against the lower surface of the heel portion of the pad, theedge covering around the heel lift being turned down around same and thelower edges turned in and secured to the lower marginal surface thereof,and an outsole attached to the lower surface of the midsole.

2. A shoe or similar article construction as described in claim 1, inwhich the cover for the heel portion of the midsole is stitched to theupper surface of the pad with the edge of the cover turned outwardly,and the cover is turned over itself outwardly in enclosing the heellift.

3. A shoe or similar article comprising an upper with the lower edgesturned under an insole and secured thereto, a cushioning midsolesubstantially coextensive with the area of the insole and secured to theupper, the midsole and means of attaching it to the upper comprising apreformed pad of cushioning material, an edge covering of sheet materalaround the pad with the upper and lower edges of the covering turned inand attached to the upper and lower surfaces respectively -of the padaround the toe portion of the latter by a line of stitching through thepad and inturned edges of the covering and with the upper edge only ofthe covering turned over the upper surface only of the pad around theheel portion and attached by a line of stitching through the pad andsaid inturned edge, a heel raise attached to the pad, the lower edges ofthe covering around the heel portion being turned in and secured to thelower surface of. the heel raise, the midsole being attached to theupper =by an additional line of stitching through the pad,

the inturned edge -of the. upper, and the insole, and a substantiallyflat outsole attached to the bottom of the midsole.

4. A shoe or similar article comprising an upper with the'loweredges'turned under an insole and secured thereto, a cushioning midsolesubstantially coextensive with the area of the insole and secured to theupper, the midsole and means of attaching it to the upper-comprising apreformed pad of cushioning material, an edge cov-v ering of sheetmaterial around the pad with the .upper and lower edges of the coveringturned in and attached to the upper and lower surfaces respectively ofthe pad around the toe portionof the latterby a line of stitchingthrough the pad and inturned edges of the covering and with the upperedge only of the covering turned over the upper surface only of the Padaround the heel portion and attached by a line of stitching through thepad and said inturned edge, a heel raise attached to the pad, the loweredges 'of the covering around the heel portion being turned in andsecuredto the lower surface of the heel raise, the midsole beingattached to the upper by an additional line of stitching through thepad, the inturned edge of the upper, and the insole, outside said firstline of stitching, and a substantially flat outsole attached to thebottom of the insole.

, WILLIAM H. JOYCELJR.

